Living Fertile: 8 Ways to Lose Weight at Your Desk

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Finding it hard to drop those extra pounds and live a healthy, fertile life? Turn your day at the office into a 9-5 fat-burning spa treatment by busying yourself with our timeline of physical and psychological shortcuts

Seat of power: 0845

You spend up to 8hr a day sitting down at work, so make sure your chair works for you. Swap your swivel for a stability ball and burn 6% more kcal without moving.
European Journal of Applied Physiology

Break the glass: 0900

Your metabolism is slowest at this time, so attack it with a pint of ice-cold water; it increases your kcal burn by up to 30% for 30-40min after downing it.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Chew the fat: 1130

Lose your belly by chewing gum. ‘Non-exercise thermogenesis’, or fidgeting as it’s better known, can burn an extra 350kcal a day.
Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Green light cardio: 1215

Your in-tray is full and your gym plans are looking unlikely. Tend to an office plant for 60sec: your productivity will improve by 12% so you won’t skip your cardio session.
Journal of Environmental Horticulture

Plug in for a PB: 1250

Stick on your headphones before you hit the gym: 10min of motivational music prior to a workout is enough to increase your performance by 15%. Read more fitness tips and motivation.
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences

lunchboxmenuplan-jupiterPacked lunch: 1400

If you’ve prepped your own lunch, you’re half way there. But cheap plastic tubs can slow weight loss if they contain fat-causing phthalates. Use glass instead.
International Journal of Obesity

Espress weight loss: 1500

Caffeine boosts your metabolism for up to 3hr; knock a cup back now for a mental jolt that won’t rock your sleep. Use an AeroPress for 1-cup doses of filter coffee.
Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism

Go totally nuts: 1630

Finally, snack on a handful of almonds to see you through. Eat them every day for 6 months and you could lose 18% of your bodyweight. Much better than biscuits. Read more about eating nuts and living fertile.

Keep cool and continue living fertile with Snowballs.

Source: Men’s Health

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